Open AccessCASE OF PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM AND SURGICAL EMPHYSEMA IN A PATIENT WITH COVID-19 PNEUMONIA, ON CPAP
Author(s) -
Muhammad Idrees,
Abdulfatahi Abdulmumeen,
Mumtaz Ahmad Khan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
jamc. journal of ayub medical college, abbotabad, pakistan/journal of ayub medical college
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.195
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1819-2718
pISSN - 1025-9589
DOI - 10.55519/jamc-02-9509
Subject(s) - pneumomediastinum , medicine , continuous positive airway pressure , covid-19 , pneumonia , complication , intensive care medicine , surgery , anesthesia , disease , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , obstructive sleep apnea
An unusual case of a 35-year-old woman with COVID-19 pneumonia who suddenly desaturated while on continuous positive airway pressure leading to pneumomediastinum and surgical emphysema thereby requiring ventilatory support in intensive therapy unit. It is unclear from history and clinical assessment; whether this complication was directly related to COVID-19 pneumonia and it worsened with the initiation of CPAP, OR it was a direct complication of CPAP.